Centrifugal slurry pumps are used in many industrial applications such as quarrying mining recycling and in large-scale manufacturing they are designed to pump abrasive fluids continuously and the wearing parts can simply be replaced when worn without having to replace the whole pump
At the back of the pump is the belt guard which protects operators from the pulleys and belts a perforated lightweight belt guard here is easily removed when required which makes for quicker and safer maintenance of the pump.
The pump is on a fixed base however slurry pumps can also be cited on sliding bases the advantage of a sliding base is it allows for easier and safer opening and closing of the pump during maintenance which in turn reduces downtime for the user
The shaft is powered by the motor and causes the impeller to rotate rapidly given the forces placed on the impeller and the shaft the role of the bearing assembly is to keep the shaft and impeller stable and correctly aligned for this reason slurry pumps have much larger and more robust bearing assemblies than water pumps
The cartridge can be adjusted backward and forwards to change the impeller clearance as it wears the volute casing houses the volute which houses the impeller this is designed to be a replaceable spare rather than wearing out the entire volute like water pumps do therefore it's easier and cheaper to maintain
The slurry enters the pump through the suction pipe the force of the rotating impeller pushes the fluid outwards into the discharge pipe at high pressure
